Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mongolia
Mongolia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 5.40 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks in Mongolia stood at 5.40 million LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Mongolia peaked at 6.15 million LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.57 million LSU, in 1962.
Mongolia ranks 16th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.77 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 1.57 million LSU | -11.4% |
| 1963 | 1.63 million LSU | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 1.76 million LSU | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 1.78 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.86 million LSU | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 1.75 million LSU | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 1.74 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.59 million LSU | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 1.65 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 1.75 million LSU | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 1.76 million LSU | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.81 million LSU | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.85 million LSU | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.91 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.91 million LSU | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.85 million LSU | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.78 million LSU | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.89 million LSU | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.91 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.88 million LSU | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.93 million LSU | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.98 million LSU | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.87 million LSU | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 1.77 million LSU | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 1.75 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.76 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.76 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.79 million LSU | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.92 million LSU | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 2.02 million LSU | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 2.00 million LSU | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.03 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.99 million LSU | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.10 million LSU | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 2.22 million LSU | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 2.27 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.44 million LSU | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 2.58 million LSU | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 2.62 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.41 million LSU | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 2.15 million LSU | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 2.07 million LSU | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.14 million LSU | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.62 million LSU | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 3.03 million LSU | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 3.53 million LSU | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 3.83 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 3.89 million LSU | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.84 million LSU | -27.1% |
| 2011 | 3.16 million LSU | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 3.57 million LSU | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 3.93 million LSU | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 4.52 million LSU | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 4.85 million LSU | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 5.34 million LSU | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 5.75 million LSU | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 5.77 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.15 million LSU | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 5.78 million LSU | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 5.75 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 6.03 million LSU | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 5.40 million LSU | -10.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 5.40 million LSU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73,267 LSU, 73.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 5.40 million LSU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39,675 LSU, 136.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.72 million LSU | 1.57 million LSU | 1.86 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.82 million LSU | 1.65 million LSU | 1.91 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 million LSU | 1.75 million LSU | 1.98 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.16 million LSU | 1.92 million LSU | 2.58 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 million LSU | 2.07 million LSU | 3.89 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.59 million LSU | 2.84 million LSU | 6.15 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.74 million LSU | 5.40 million LSU | 6.03 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 13 Sudan 7.14 million LSU compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 181,628 LSU compare
- 14 Kenya 5.82 million LSU compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78,696 LSU compare
- 15 Mali 5.55 million LSU compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 54,993 LSU compare
- 16 Melanesia 33,494 LSU compare
- 17 Ethiopia PDR 4.13 million LSU compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 19,070 LSU compare
- 18 Algeria 3.69 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 3,402 LSU compare
- 19 Indonesia 3.52 million LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 489.3 LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 489.3 LSU compare
More environment data for Mongolia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 11.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks in Mongolia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Mongolia was 5.40 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.15 million LSU in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million LSU in 1962.
- How does Mongolia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Mongolia ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.